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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03

know-just n flash. u burn. and then a
dull pam. Only lay there so long.
Harrison, that | thought everything
very clearly out, and I'm sorry. How
could those fellows know? | am afraid
l lost my temper. I'm such devil OF Il
fellow when i lose my temper" he
said, pathetically, land. Harrison. [
beg your pardon. old fellow-but Ms,
Anna?" His eyes apologized amply Tor
his inquiry, and | went in search Of the
men and their charge. They followed
me eagerly. and we unconsciously fell
into procession and moved through
the door with Miss Anna" in orr
midst. 1t must have been strange
sight, half-dozen men and a Goat
marching up the aisle of the rude cabin.
but to the credit of human nature be it
said, nobody laughed or seemed 10 OBJ
serve the humorous side of the situa-
ton.
miss Annaw
The voice broke Ike Il sob across the
stiffness, and the faithful friend pressed
close to her masters side The strong
men who had faced death so unflinch-
inglv all day quivered and shrank be-
fore this new phase. Orphee looked
longingly into the dying face as the
white lips murmured of bygone DAYS.
of baby hands and tender, wifely kisses.
. Miss Anna, the voice began
again. weakly. 1.-THE boys all know and
love herr and then suddenly recollect-
ing. turned his eyes on the manly, beard
ed faces around him. and noticed their
moist eyes; then with the old frank
smile of appreciation he muttered: by
ing tonight. dying tonight. Sing it,
Orphee"
The river rushed and sang. the wind
sighed airily through the sorrowful
pines, but distinct and Clear rose the
voice of Orphee, that sweet, high tenor,
thrilling with tears and pathos. 1t
quvered and fell us it reached the
chorus, and the dying tonight" was
sobbed out on his knees as he held the
poor, cold hands close to his breast.
The wounded man turned on the rough
floor, the surgeons desisted from their
work, and one little fellow. his breast
shot to pieces crossed himself involun-
tarily, stirred by the sorrowful sweet
ness.
Again Parsons spoke. BE good.
boys, to Miss Anna. No better, truer
sweetheart could you find. Say with
me now, God bless Miss Anna
And we said it with him.
Amen" he answered, solemnly, and
with Il spasm of pain he was lying
there quite still, smiling tenderly, as of
old, with Miss Anna" close to his
breast.
''And Miss Anna?' :" asked the host.
"Was shot down the next morning in
the first charge"
There was silence for few minutes,
and then Harrison raised his glass and
looked wistfully around. In an instant
the glasses were refilled, and, with rev.
erently bowed heads and hushed tones
the whole room drank to the memory
of .MisS Anna
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03
m-Heating for Railroads.
Inter Ocean.

Mr.. Gold who invented the heating ap-
paratus of the New York elevated rail
ways, thinks he has solved the problem.
He runs steam pipe through cylinder
of water, this is kept hot by connection
with the boiler of the engine. It is said
when once fairly heated the water will
warm the cars for five hours. The SeweIl
Steam heating Company, of Portland,
Me-, before the New England Railway
Club, of Boston, said that their invention
claimed as its leading features entire
safety, as there was no fire necessary or
used in the car; sufficient quantity of heat
under all circumstances, the amount of
steam required to maintain temperature
of 70 degrees in car for 100 miles, with
all ventilators open, making when con-
densed, but one bucketful of water; high
est quality OF heat, as steam heat was ad-
mitted to be the most healthful and agree
able means of producing artificial warmth;
evenness of distribution, as every part of
all the cars could be maintained at
uniform temperature, which could be ia
creased or lowered at the will of the oper-
ator, and, lastly, economy, as the appar-
atus could be set up in car and operated
at the same cost as the ordinary stove
and heaters. Mr.. SeweH then followed
with description of the mechanical
workings of the invention, which had
been in use the past winter on train on
the Main Central, composed of summer
cars which had never before been salts
factorily heated, and a temperature of 70
deg. throughout trips of lao miles, with
the thermometer ranging from 40 deg.
belc'' to so deg. above, has been maintain
ed without difficulty.
In the discussion before the club Mr..
Miller, of the Michigan Southern, said
that he believed steam heat could be sue
cessfully utilized in the New England
States on short trips, but on the long
routes in the West the heat could be fur
nished only by building steam boilers at
every terminus, and in all cases of acct
dent happened to the locomotive, the heat
would be unavailable. A train caught in
blizzard and showed in would be In des-
perate straits III dependant on steam heat
alone.
Mr.. Lauder, of the Old Colony Railroad
said the railroad members OF the club at
least, ought to approach the subject of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03

heating cars with the greatest care, and
be prepared 20 throw over their precon-
celved notions if necessary. He was still
OF the opinion that cars have for years to
come, got to be heated individually, and
the question is how to do it safely. He
was fare to admit that trains can Dc heat
ed by continuous system from the en-
glne, but there are many difficulties in the
way of its general adoption for all roads
and all trains. He thought that the hot,
water heating system is the only one yet
proved to be success, and one way of
making 1t safe is TO enclose the heater in
steel box, which will not let the Ere out
into the car in case of derailment. The
cost ne believes, would not stand In the
way OF Its adoption by any railroad.
Mr. 4. Is. Adams, master car-builder of
the Boston and Albany, was called up. and
he SAID he was still believer that steam
neat Is the coming heat. 1t is true there
are some ditflculties, but he thought they
were not lnsurmountable. He believed
the ofhcers of his road were satisfied they
nave got to heat their cars with steam
irolu the locomotive for both safety and
economy. Ihe success of the Martin
heaeer mas been such that they had no
gensral fault to find, and he thought be-
tore the winter had gone another train
VIII be equipped. The train now equip
ped has not lost a trip. and that cannot
be said of the Baker heater, for they are
frequently in the shop for repairs of
the pipes. Steam heating is being put
IN almost all buildings, and the stations
at all points can easily be equipped with
steam-heating apparatus and pipo be run
from 1T to heat cars before being attached
to the engine. Mr.. Adams told about the
success in warming the cars in the coolest
weather of the past month. He said Mr.,
Ladders plan was feasible, but he did not
approve 1T because he thought steam is
the coming heat. He thought that five
years hense a good masy trains, in New
England at least will be heated with steam
and the time is coming when it will be
universal as the Westinghouse brake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03
THE HOUSEHOLD.
ONION SAUCE.

Boil some onions in milk with pepper.
salt and nutmeg. When quite done pass
them through a sieve. Put some butter
and -four in a saucepan, when the butter
is melted and well mixed with the -four
put in the pulp of the onions, and add
either milk Or cream, stirring the sauce on
the fire until it is of the desired consist
ency.
LEMON SAUCE.
Crate the yellow rind and squeeze the
juice of one lemon: mix together, over
the fire, one ounce each of butter and sug-
ar, until they bubble; stir in half pint
of boiling water, one ounce of sugar.
the rind and juice of the lemon, and serve
in a sauce,b boat with the dumplings. Do
not let the sauce boil after adding the
lemon, or it will be bitter.
TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE.
A good and economical way to make
coffee is to put the proper amount for the
family, heaping teaspoonfull for each
cup, into the coffee-pot, pouring over it
an equal number of cups of cold water
and letting it stand over night. In the
morning bring it to the boiling point be-
fore serving. Made in this manner, it
needs neither egg nor ether SETTLING" to
MAKE IL clear.
SALT PORK CAKE.
One pound of salt pork chopped very
fine, half pint of boiling water put on
the pork, one pound of seeded raisens
chopped fine, quarter OF a pound Of
citron shaved fine, two cups of sugar, one
cup of molasses, one teaspoonful of
saleratus. Rub fine and stir in the mo
lasses. Mix ell together and stir in the
-four to make common thickness. Spice,
one ounce Of ground nutmeg, cloves, and
cinnamon.
GINGERSNAPS.
One cup of molasses, half cup of
sugar, half d cup of softened butter, one
tablespoonful of ginger, one tablespoon
rul of soda. Add enough flour to roll
very thin. Heat the molasses; pour over
the sugar. Add ginger, soda, butter, and
-four. K-.ead, cut, and bake quickly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
Edison's Latest Invention Puts All Previous
Ones in the Shade-A Story That Reads Well
Even if it Isn't True.
Washington Post.


writer gives an account of recent
interview of a most remarkable character
with Edison the inventor, In this inter
view Edison is made to describe new
machine which he calls the nutricator.
This machine the writer says, has accom-
plished the problem of combining the
natural elements SO as to manufacture
wholesome foods. Edison is made to say
in this interview: I'm ten years my ma
chimes will be used to provide the tables
of the civilized world. Meat will be no
longer killed and vegetables no longer
grown, except by savages, for my meth
DDS will be so much cheaper" Mr.. Edi-
sion then exhibited samples of food
which he said he had made from dirt in
his cellar and from water taken from the
water pipes in the house. The writer
says:
He led me down pair of stairs into
light basement room, where swarthy
looking man was busy about a big mach
inc, an iron vessel, holding about bar
rel, attached to something that looked
like hydraulic ram. The shelves were
lined with chemicals. There was one
small battery in the corner from which
one wire went to the vat. A kerosene
lamp burned under sort of retort. That
and four crooked pipes with haEdles were
all that was visible.
Glow is it now?" said Edison. 'About
63.r replied the man. That was all. We
returned to the room above. Il shall
simplify that machin lie one half" he re-
marked ''Yet with that I can turn out
at least five tons of food of various
kinds every day. I have already made
eighteen kinds OF food today. will
tell you something if you will promise
not to say word till say go ahead.
All food comes of course primarily from
the earth. The plants and fruits we
eat come from the moist ground, and the
animals we eat live on the plants, or on
other animals which the plants have kept
alive, So all food comes from the ele-
menss stored in earth, air and in the
water. You eat grain of wheat, for
instance. This wheat is composed mail
ly of few simple gases and salts that
last year were lying dormant IN the
earth, the air, and in the water.
st occurred to me that this process
might be fastened; that instead of wait
ing year for nature to collect those eie-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03
Caught the Wrong Man.
Boston Globe.


Enthusiastically, my old friend
Baker! How do you do? I'm glad to
see you,
Stranger-My name isn't Baker.
Bunco Steerer-What! Amt you Quincy
Baker of Pleasantview?
Stranger-No, sir. My name is Van
Acknowledgements, and I live in Tittaba-
vase, Mich. Pretty long name
isn't it?
Bunco-Steerer-Yes, sir. Beg pardon,
Stranger-Yes. Long name. Taxes
you some time tospell that out with the
deaf and dumb alphabet to that other
rascal across the street, don't 1t! You
needn't keep your hand behind your back
any longer. I'm onto this game. Try
some other one on me next time. Good
day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
QUINN'S TESTIMONY.

He Tells Why the Coal Handlers Struck.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-At last nights
session OF the legislative committee, ap-
pointed to Investigate the coal strike,
James +. Quinn, District Master Work
man of District Assembly -, Knights OF
Labor, was on the stand. He was re-
Gently arrested in civil suit for damages
brought by the Old Dominion line for con-
spiraCy. He testified that the real cause
of the strike was the reduction of pay of
the topmen at EIizabethport, from 224 to
90 cents per hour, with the understand
ing that it was the beginning of general
reduction along the Jersey
coast The strike against
the reduction was justified because the
price of coal had within short time be-
fore risen 81 per ton. Witness told at
some length about the wages earned by
coal shOvelerS and others, and said their
small pay forced them to set their chill
dren at work instead of sending them to
school. Their employment was so irreg-
ular and they had to wait around till
they became chilled, the result being
they went into saloons and drank. The
Old Dominion strike began frst, then
the coal strike, and after that general
strike. The last was ordered because the
Knights of Labor distrusted the corpora
tions, and believing that the reduction
would extend in all directions forestalled
the corporations ~ ordering general
strike. Mr.. Quinn gave his political
opinions at some length, the general tenor
of them being thai the government should
own everything and hire everybody.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
A MURDEROUS TALE.
He Says His Wife and Himself Agreed to
Die Together.

IOSeIneT.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. civilian Dill
lies, who on the LIST of last January MUIR
dered his wife by cutting her throat and
then attempted suicide by cutting his own
throat, has so far recovered as to be able
to make a statement of the affair. He
says that on the day before the murder
he and his wife became intoxicated. On
awakening next morning they were both
i'll and Respondent, and agreeing that
their condition was intolerable, con-
cluded that it was best tor them
both to die. They discussed
various means by which death may
be caused and finally settled upon cut
ting their throats. The question as to
who should die first was then discussed,
and they agreed that the husband should
cut his wife's throat and then commit
suicide by cutting his own. He says his
wife laid down on the floor, threw her
head back and told him she was ready.
he took up the butcher knife and drew
1t over her throat. She died in few min
utes, but he hesitated when it came to
carrying out the rest of the programme.
Just then some of the neighhors entered
the door and this decided him. He placed
the knife to his throat and cut 2 deep
cash which severed the wind pipe. The
wound was not fatal, and he is now in a
fair way to recover from its effects. The
Coroner doubts the truth CT his state
ment, and he will be tried for murder in
the first degree.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07

ate not 10 concur in the Hou5s
amendments. The Senate did not concur,
and message was sent to the House to
that effect, much to the amusement OF
some OF the members and disgust OF
others.
GALVESTON CHARTBS.
The most important piece Of special
legislation to come up in the near future
is an amendment to the charter OF
the city of Galveston. The present
charter is limited to an Indebtedness of
Sl,500,00O, and it is said that the city
debt is very close to that limit now. TIE
proposed amendment will remove the re-
strictions altogether and leave it to the
taxpayers TO say by vote whether there
shall be any increase or not. There
is big difference of opinion on
the subject, the citizens being slmost
equally divided, and hot contest is ex-
pect when the matter comes fairly before
the legislature.
Senator Stinson of Greenville'lef for
mis- home tonight, in obedience to a tele-
gram that his sister was in dying con-
ditiOn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
4 TIRESOME SUBJECT.
Mics yanZandt's Parents Deny the Al
legged Marriage by Proxy.


legged Marriage by Proxy.
CHICAGO, ILL. Feb. 2.-There Is a
growing impression here that the entire
VanZandt family-father, mother and
daughter-is suffering from some sort of
mental disease which renders it incapable
OF discriminating between truth and IN
truth. There is rot the slightest doubt
that the girl wenl through a marriage
ceremony with a brother of August Spies,
but both Father and Mother VanZandt
made equivocal denisls of that fact to-day.
"That is the most ridiculous of all the
silly stories that have been started" said
the latter. "We know nothing about it;
don't believe it was ever contemplated,
and we could never have entertained such
a proceeding for the moment. Mr.. Spies
mother knows nothing about such cere-
mony having taken place; neither nor
my husband was there, and at the time it
was said to have occurred my daughter
was at home sewing"
Mr.. VaDI4nGt said the whole story of
the alleged marriage was "pack of id
lies," and none of his family knew or had
heard anything about it. If it had taken
place, which he did not for moment
credit, he and his wife were absent, and
of his own knowledge he knew his daugh-
ter was at home at the time when it was
represented to have taken place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
JEFFERSON.
y nIulatto BurgIarizes Several Houses But
Escapes.

Escapes.
Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, Ten, Feb. G-The bur-
glars made raid on the resident portion
of the city last night, choosing the mid
night hour for their visitations. About
II O'Clock they attempted to enter the
residence of P. T. Norwood by cutting a
blind. He heard the noise and seized
his pistol, but not in time to get a shot
at the flying thief. Soon after that
hour some one entered the house of
j. C. Crow and reached his bedroom.
He was partly aroused and plainly
saw the robber which he describes as q
dark-cOlored mulatto not more than
twenty years old, well dressed When
Mr.. Crow arose to get his pistol the thief
fled, but not until Crow mad fired an inef-
fective shot. The burglar in making his
way from Crows encountered two watch
men and several shots were exchanged.
We next hear of Mr.. John Ben
der'S house being raided. Here
the thief went through the
clothing of John Bender, taking his
watch, SIS in money and a pair of gold
sleeve and shirt buttons from him, and
Sl20 from Gus Bender. No doubt other
robberles will come to light. There is no
clue to the guilty party, but skilled de-
teCtives are working on the case.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
SUMM0NING WITNESSES
To Testify Regarding the Alleged Outrages
in Washington County.

in Washington County.
Special to the Gazette.
BRENNAN, Ten, Feb. 6.-The As.
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Colonel D,
S. Corsar, sent down here by
the United States Senate sub.
committee to summon Witnesses in the
investigation of alleged outrages com
mitted in this county last November ar
rived to-day and will proceed TO serve his
subpRnas tomorrow. He las subpoena
with twenty-eight names given by Hack
worth for the prosecution, but he will not
diYulge who the names are, having
been instructed not to reveal them.
The defense are allowed twenty-eight
witnesses instead of thirty heretofore re-
ported. Colonel Gliding will fill the
blank subpGnas brought by the Sergeant
alarms for the purpose. The subp9nas
are returnabIe Monday, the 18th inst.
Colonel Corsar says the subcommittee,
under the resolution passed by the Sen
ate, have the power to sit during vaca-
ton, and that it is very probable that
other witnesses will be summoned during
the progress of the Investigation if it is
found necessary by either side to rebut
testimony which they cannot do with the
witnesses in attendance, and the lnvesti-
CATION is likely to continue after Congress
adjourns.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
FATAL SHOOTING.
A Difficulty at Gilmer Results in
Death,

A Difficulty at Gilmer Results in
Death,
Special to the Gazette.
GILMER, TEX, Feb. "a difficulty &C.
cured here last night between W. T.
Grimmer, W. c. Rogers and c. a. Rogers,
deputy sheriff, resulting in the death of
Grimmer and the serious Wound;ug of the
deputy sheriff, and slight wounding of
W. C. Rogers by c.. A. Rogers. Grimmer
was shot through the heart and died in
stantly, c. a Rogers was
shot twice, once in the
left side of the chest, the ball entering the
lung, and once through the left thigh.
His condition is very serious. W. C.
Rogers was shot in the head, the ball
glsncing, making only scratch wound.
Six shots were fired, five being from
Grimmer's pistol. The affair is sad one
/ deed. Beth parties have relatives here.
The deceased leaves wife and four small
children.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
ASSASSINATED.
"A Poplar Bluff Citizen Shot Down in His
Bedroom.

Special to the Gazette.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. News
reached here this evening of the essassi-
nation of Colonel j. VI. Melburne, lead
ing citizen of Poplar Bluff, Ark. While
preparing to retire, q double barreled
shotgun was thrust through the bedroom
Window and discharged at him. He was
shot in six places. His wife and four
children were around him at the time but,
strangely enough, none of them were
seriously injured. There is no clew to
the assassin. Melburne being respected
by everybody, was not supposed to have
an enemy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-07
BILIOUS MESS
SIMMONS LIVE REGUL aTOR

81 suffered with Bilioashess and d.sordered
Liver ana would frequently Throw mp bile.
and after using abouf one -halfeof I was com
p!etely cured One of ny lady customers told
me the other day that sfIan IS Laver Regulator
completely cured her of Siek headache. H,
OLDs, Druggist, Cedar Rapids.1Cga.
During the last six mon rs [ was very
bilious, occasionally having . Dumb Chill
followed by Few efs which FRUSTRATED me.
took simmons Liver RaZ ulator, and for sew
eral months have.beea,as sseut and hearty
ougnly satisfied that 4 all it Is recon
mend ed for bilious COMPLAINTS. for mine
was Certainly stabhorn case. l have heard
many of my friends speak of it and they
agree 1t pessesses sh The virtuea claimed
for it"-AH; HIdH1oMEE. Conductor on
NJ. and g. R..R
Demand MA trade mark III in red on front
of wrapper. Bsst guarantee for the buyer,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-08
Wailuku News.

EDITOR GAZETTE: Would you be kind
enough to correct a little paragraph that APP
peared in the local column of your last issue
of GAZETTE, rejecting on the conduct of
several hoodlums at a house where dead
person lay, by executing a miserable sere-
made, also saying a white man was ring
leader. Your correspondent, whoever he is,
was wrongly informed; moreover, these
persons alluded TO in the paragraph are not
any of them hoodlums, and no such disgrace
full scene occurred as stated. AS for the
white man alluded to, he is a well known
man here and would never allow himself to
be party to such an occurrence, even if 1t did
really happen.
Glorious weather is the prevailing feature
of Waikiki of late.
The skating rink, after being thoroughly
renovated and enlarged, was opened to the
public on Saturday night last, when there
was large attendance, and everyone spoke
highly of the rink.
Race-horses are in active training for the
forthcoming races on the 10th instant, and
there is every indication of the different
events having plenty of competitors.
Mailuku can boast of a fine tailoring es-
Enlistment, Mr.. d. NJ. Crowley having
opened up lately on Main street, where suits
are made to suit the most fastidious.
The plantations will all shortly commence
grinding and that will tend to relieve the
dizziness of the present time. Business is
dull, but we have hopes-of the future.
Yours Respectfully,
AUToLTcUs.